I finished my 7 weeks (with 35 sessions) of rad on June 19. I had no chemo, and no surgery (gratefully.)

After throwing up for the bazillionth time due to extreme dry throat, I am wondering how much longer it will be until I see some tiny ray of light of feeling better.

I'm doing all eating via a PEG tube, my face and neck are swollen like I've been stung, my nose membranes are so inflamed I can't breathe thru my nose, my eyes feel burnt (sunglasses are my friend), I'm taking morphine 4 times a day to try to manage the dry throat cough spasms. And there's the semi-regular fun of IV fluid drip.

I'm trying to figure out if I'll be ready to return to work any time soon. My boss hopes to see me back in a couple of weeks; my doctor estimates another month.

I miss the simple things in life, like snot and spit. Any idea when even the tiniest evidence of recovery begins???